OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 22, 2014) -
What: | A celebration marking the return of participants for the 2014 Students on Ice (SOI) Arctic Expedition. Eighty-five students from Canada and 5 other countries (USA, UK, Monaco, Greenland and China) visited Labrador and Greenland by ship from July 12 to July 23. Students on Ice is an award-winning organization that brings students, aged 14-19, on educational expeditions to the Arctic and the Antarctic. |
When: | Thursday, July 24, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (remarks and presentations followed by interviews). |
Where: | Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street (at Metcalfe), Ottawa |
Who: | The team - which includes five local Ottawa students, as well as 34 northern aboriginal students from Canada and Greenland - were joined by scientists (two from the Canadian Museum of Nature), historians, artists, Inuit leaders, educators, and polar experts, as well as award-winning musicians Kathleen Edwards and Ian Tamblyn. They learned about the natural history, human history and environmental challenges of these Arctic regions. |
Highlights included: sightings of iconic Arctic wildlife including polar bears, peregrine falcons and northern pilot whales; hikes through Torngat Mountains National Park, tour of the basecamp, and traditional celebration with Parks Canada and Inuit elders; visits to communities along the western coast of Greenland as well as explorations of spectacular glaciers, steep fjords, and waterfalls. | |
The Welcome Home event includes presentations of videos and photos from the expedition and the opportunity to hear stories and interview students who participated on the journey. |
Remarks by:
- Margaret Beckel, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature
- Geoff Green, Expedition Leader and Founder of Students on Ice
- Alan Latourelle, CEO, Parks Canada
- Students and experts who participated in the expedition
Contact Information:
Ashley Brasfield
Students on Ice
Cell: 613-859-8966
Toll-free: 1-866-336-6423
ashley@studentsonice.com
www.studentsonice.com
Dan Smythe
Canadian Museum of Nature
613-566-4781; 613-698-9253 (cell)
Toll-free: 1-800-263-4433
dsmythe@mus-nature.ca
www.nature.ca
Students on Ice
Cell: 613-859-8966
Toll-free: 1-866-336-6423
ashley@studentsonice.com
www.studentsonice.com
Dan Smythe
Canadian Museum of Nature
613-566-4781; 613-698-9253 (cell)
Toll-free: 1-800-263-4433
dsmythe@mus-nature.ca
www.nature.ca